Hair waving clamp



April 1s, 1933. P. FALCONE ET AL .1,904,979

HAIR NAV ING CLAMP Filed Oct. 208, 1930 PfuRE 2 Patented Ap'r. 18,1933

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PETER FALCONE AND RALPH E. WINTON, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA HAIR WAVING CLAMP 1 Application led October 28, 1938. Serial No. 491,683.

In the permanent waving of the human hair itis' common practice to apply a number of clamps to selected portions'of-the hair, each clamp being so constructed and applied 5 4as to subject the hair therein to the action of a suitable solution, and heat, whereby the treated hair is caused to maintain its wave for a long period of time. In applying this treatment steam is generated, and it is not u nusual :for the steam so generated to make its,

Way down through the clamp to the scalp of the person undergoing the treatment, resultl tube as 18 adapted to seat within the groove ing in more or less serious scalp burns.

It is the object of the present invention to provide-means lwhereby this condition may o be satisfactorily overcome and the steam positively andeectively prevented from reaching the scalp.

It is another object of the invention to pro- 20 vide a means ofthe character indicated that may be easily adapted for use on a clamp of any design, and one that will be economical to manufacture, simple in form and construc-v tion, easily applied, land highly eHcient in its practical application.

. In the drawing:

vFigure 1 is a plan view of a clamp in extended position, and embodying -our invention. Figure'2 is a side elevation lof the same in l a closed position with the curling rod mountedtherein. 4 Figure 3 is a sectional View on line 3 3 of Figure 2 with the curling rod removed. Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective illustration of another'embodiment of the invention. l

In the embodiment of the invention as herein disclosed we show at 1 and 2 two clamping 40 bars hinged together as at 3 and, when closed,

locked together by a link and lever means indicated at 4. The brackets 5 and 6 form supports for the curling rod 7 which is disposed over the center of the device.

In the present case the base portions of the bars 1 and 2 are similar in construction, comprising wood bars 8 and 9 having shoulders 10 and 11 formed therein in which are seated opposed rubber elements as 12 and 13. On the bottoms of the bars 8-9 are mounted felt pads as 15--16.

The construction of these parts is such that when the-bars are clamped together a groove as 17 is formed between them, longitudinally thereof and directly below the opposing faces of elements 12-13.

In efecting our invention we provide a 17 and havingla plurality of spaced orifices`V 19 formed therein in parallel relation to its axis. The tube is disposed with. the orifices 19 directed upwardly between the elements 12-.13.

The tube 18 is closed at one end-as at 20, and the other end, 21, is connected to a source of air pressure not shown. .f

When the device is in use air under pressure is fed into tube 18 and discharged therefrom through oriices 19, where it passes upwardly between the opposing faces of the clamping elements 12-13, eiiectually preventing steam from passing downwardly to the scalp, and'condensing such steam as mlght make its way downwardly between the twoclamping bars.

While it is desirable to seat the tube 18 snugly enough in the' groove 17 to secure a direct upward movement of the air, yet the bars themselves ltogether with the pads 15-16 and the scalp of the patient form a substantially closed chamber whereby air discharged therein will iind its easiest outlet upwardly between the bars as described.

. In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 4 the clamping bar is made hollow as shown at 22 with aconnection for a supply tube at 23, and with discharge orifices formed therein as at 24. By means of this construction'the, desired results are obtained as hereinbefore described but without the 90 necessity of providing the separate tube 18.

It is to be understood, of course, that while we have hereinvshown anddescribed but one specific embodiment of the invention, changes in form, construction, and method of arrangement and operation, may be made with- .in the scope of the appended claims.

We claim;

1. The method of preventing scalp burns in the process of forming waves 'in the human hair by heating a solution thereon whereby steam is formed, which consists in forming a chamber under the lhair close to the vscalp and below the heated solution and discharging air through the chamberoutwardly and. away from the scalp toward the hair being treated.

2. In combination, a hair waving clamp comprising a pair of hingedly connected clamping members having a cross-sectional configuration such as to form a groove along the bottom edges of their meeting sides whereby to form a chamber when the clamp is placed on. a head,.and means disposed inV the chamber so `formed adapted to discharge air upwardly between the said clamping members.

\ PETER FALCONE.'

RALPH E. IWINTON. 

